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Old Acre (Akko)

Israel Northern Acre

Old Acre (Akko)
Photo: israeltourism from Israel, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A walled port town with Crusader halls preserved underground beneath the Ottoman town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk through the Templars' Tunnel and the Knights' Halls, the bazaar, and the Al-Jazzar Mosque.


Nearby Haifa has the terraced Baháʼí Gardens. Check travel advice first.

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